NECTFL/MEAD LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM
· Foreign language teachers who have demonstrated leadership potential at their schools, colleges or universities, and/or at the local, state, regional or national level.
· Participation at the 2007 Northeast Conference in a program designed by NECTFL to groom leaders for the profession. NECTFL will provide:
¨ registration at NECTFL conference,
¨ three nights’ lodging,
¨ participation on Thursday in a leadership orientation program and one preconference workshop (devoted to leadership),
¨ an invitation to the Friday Chair’s Reception, and
¨ follow-up mentoring by NECTFL Board members and state association leaders
I. Funding: NECTFL assumes responsibility for the costs of all aspects of the program as described above. We strongly encourage state associations to provide stipends for travel and other expenses, if at all possible.
II. Selection procedures: Eligible teachers may be nominated by their schools, colleges or universities; or by local, state, regional or national organizations, for the available fellowships. Application forms will be printed in state newsletters, on websites, and in the NECTFL Review. Completed applications will need to be sent to the respective state associations, and each state association will pick one name from among those nominated in their respective states to submit to NECTFL. The NECTFL Professional Development Committee will select the Fellows from among those candidates submitted by all the states. Applications sent to or solicited by the state associations and then forwarded to NECTFL must include:
¨ a current resume or c.v. of no more than two pages;
¨ a letter of nomination of no more than two pages from the nominating body documenting the teacher’s leadership potential as evidenced by (1) contributions to the profession at the local, state, regional or national level; (2) community outreach; (3) effectiveness in teaching;
¨ a written commitment by the nominee containing a draft of a specific plan of action (see samples at www.nectfl.org) that demonstrates leadership at the local, regional, state or national level in the year following his/her selection as a NECTFL Fellow, and to be presented at the following state and NECTFL conferences.
III. Follow-up: Subsequent to attendance at the Northeast Conference, each Fellow will be assigned to a NECTFL Board mentor and/or to a state association mentor. Working with these mentors, Fellows will develop their plan of action in a two-page document that they will submit to NECTFL and the state association within six weeks of the Conference. The plan of action will be carried out during the academic year following the Conference, with presentations on implementing the plan made at both the state association meeting that fall and the NECTFL Conference the following spring.
·
The state associations must receive nominations
by
·
The state associations must forward the dossier
of one nominee to NECTFL by
·
The NECTFL Professional Development Committee
will select the Fellows at the January Board meeting and will convey its
decisions to the state associations by
APPLICATION FORM – NECTFL/MEAD LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM
Please supply the following information and submit this application to the address listed below in a dossier that includes:
1. A résumé or c.v. of no more than two pages.
2. A letter of nomination, in a signed and sealed envelope, of no more than two pages from a representative of the nominating body (school principal, college dean, association president, for example) documenting the nominee’s leadership potential as evidenced by (a) contributions to the profession at the local, state, regional or national level; (b) community outreach; (c) effectiveness in teaching.
3. A draft from the nominee detailing a specific plan of action demonstrating leadership (see sample projects at www.nectfl.org) and his or her willingness to present this plan at the 2007 state association and 2008 NECTFL conferences.
Name_______________________________________________________________________
Mailing address ______________________________________________________________
Work phone _____________________________ Home phone ________________________
Fax _____________________________________ E-mail ______________________________
Place of employment __________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________
Professional responsibilities ____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Nominating body _____________________________________________________________
Contact person for nominating body _____________________________________________
Contact person address ________________________________________________________
Contact person phone___________________________ Fax
___________________________
E-mail ________________________________________
Dossiers must be received by the
state association
2007 NECTFL MEAD LEADERSHIP FELLOW
PROPOSED PLAN OF ACTION
LEADERSHIP PROJECT
Applicant:
Please note that
sample projects are available on the NECTFL website at www.nectfl.org
1. Rationale for
proposed project at local, regional or state level.
2. Description of project.
3. Plan for implementation.
4. How this Project will provide leadership.